Economists and Finance Professionals
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Applied Economics & Finance Benchmark Specialist [$77-$98/hr]
Economists and finance professionals to write and verify rigorous multiple-choice questions across core economics and finance domains, evaluate solution quality, and help establish gold-standard benchmarks used to advance AI capabilities
You Will Be Assigned One Of Two Task Types
* Question Authoring Create original, challenging multiple-choice questions in your area of expertise, rate their difficulty, and submit them for review.
* Question Verification Review pre-written questions for accuracy, clarity, and rigor. Edit where needed, rate difficulty, and document any changes made.
Economics & Finance Domains Covered
Algorithmic Trading & Market Microstructure, Macroprudential Policy, Behavioral Finance & Experimental Economics, Urban Economics, Tokenomics & Decentralized Finance
Role Responsibilities
* Author original economics and finance questions that test deep conceptual understanding, not surface-level recall
* Ensure questions are unambiguous, self-contained, and precisely defined all necessary information must be in the problem statement
* Rate each question's difficulty: Medium (intro undergraduate), Hard (advanced undergraduate), or Expert (post-graduate and above)
* Provide 1 correct answer and 9 plausible but subtly incorrect alternatives that challenge expert-level solvers
* Write step-by-step Chain-of-Thought solutions with clear, concise intermediate steps in markdown format
* Supply 1 5 academic references per question from reputable sources (peer-reviewed journals, university repositories)
* For verification tasks: flag issues with clarity, completeness, precision, or solvability and justify any edits made
Good Candidature
* PhD or doctoral candidate in Economics, Finance, or a closely related field
* Master's degree considered for candidates with exceptional depth in a specific subdomain
* Strong command of graduate-level economic theory, quantitative methods, and financial modeling
* Experience with academic research, CFA/CPA certification, or financial industry expertise is a strong plus
More About The Opportunity
* Expected commitment: 10+ hours/week
* Asynchronous, fully remote work
* Excellent written English and ability to express complex ideas clearly and concisely